And here’s me replaying some of those and using save states like a mad man
The deed is done.
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santo@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
misk@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
It’s impressive because after dropping all those coins into machine he could still afford some smokes.
watson387@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
They were less than a dollar a pack back then.
Tomato666@lemmy.sdf.org 1 day ago
In the UK some shops would sell you a single cigarette for less the ten of our new pennies. Around '86 I think.
statler_waldorf@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
I was in my mid 30s when I found out that you could hold some button when continuing after game over in Super Mario Bros to continue in the world you died.
We just got gud and abused the turtle shell stair 1up.
f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz 20 minutes ago
After completing the game, when you’re sent back to the title screen, you can also press B to select which world to start on. The World 1-1 in the HUD changes, then you have to do the continue trick - hold A and press Start.
I can finish the game on one life without warps, but I’ve never once been able to get the 1ups from a Koopa shell.
The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 1 day ago
You could do what now?
jballs@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
I am legitimately angry to only be learning this now
JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I watched a video recently about tool assisted Speedruns which actually educated me on why this worked. An issue with the sound card and the way user input was handled allowed certain button combinations to cause Random Code Execution. It’s actually possible to beat one of the Mario games (can’t remember the name right this second) on the first frame using this method, but it requires a ridiculous amount of inputs
Landless2029@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Whelp I was today years old when I found out about this…
selokichtli@lemmy.ml 17 hours ago
Which button? Tell me!
conartistpanda@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
“Dont worry guys I found the solution” aah comment
RamenJunkie@midwest.social 12 hours ago
Once Inwas bored and started playing Contra, without the Konami Code.
Its one of those games that just loops when you finish it.
I finally stopped a few hours later after like the 4th or 5th loop.
AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 1 day ago
Billy Mitchell after using emulation software
Focal@pawb.social 16 hours ago
Beating Rayman 1 on the PS1 be like
WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 16 hours ago
That’s not even that hard and it does have saves
Focal@pawb.social 15 hours ago
I dunno, getting every cage is pretty gruelling, and you can’t beat the game unless you do EVERYTHING.
That being said, if you genuinely don’t think it’s “even that hard”, then you’re definitely on another level, and I salute you
db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
I was one of those kids. I mow play roguelites and roguelikes instead
The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Those old NES games broke my fear of failure, so roguelikes, soulslikes, and similar games where you have a real chance of losing are my jam.
This also applies to games with permanent roster losses like XCOM or Darkest Dungeon. I can’t get enough.
db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Funnily enough, I couldn’t get into the souls likes until now. The need to memorize boss patterns doesn’t appeal to me me
db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Xcom Ironman is the true achievement 😅
Wahots@pawb.social 1 day ago
You might like Last Train Home. Every soldier loss is permanent and there’s only so many you can find/rescue.
Based on true events, which is the most insane part. It’s kinda like frostpunk and an RTS game mixed together, which is very satisfying. Souls-like difficulty.
YtA4QCam2A9j7EfTgHrH@infosec.pub 1 day ago
Shit, is this why I like rogue likes?
Chef_Boyardee@lemm.ee 1 day ago
I beat DuckTales without getting hit.
Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 23 hours ago
Awoohoo
psycho_driver@lemmy.world 1 day ago
The tough ones, especially. OG NES TMNT conqueror here (as you can tell it’s still in my list of life achievements).
Suburbanl3g3nd@lemmings.world 1 day ago
Battletoads was the badge of honor
pool_spray_098@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
That game is hard to beat even with a fucking game genie, it’s insane.
psycho_driver@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
You’re totally right and its one that I never beat. I haven’t gone through it with an emulator either. There are some games I have since gone through with an emulator using save states that I didn’t beat legitimately back in the day, like Castlevania, that I recognize would have been HAF to beat without assists. I still may try Battletoads the old fashioned way because I have a lot of respect for that game. I’m pretty sure if I or one of my friends had owned the game we would have beaten it, but we never managed to over the course of several rentals.
ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 1 day ago
I still have Turbo Tunnel PTSD
ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 1 day ago
I got past the water level once…
Monstrosity@lemm.ee 1 day ago
This is bullshit. I
was there and we sure as fuck didn’t use pussy ass filters until we were old enough to understand the health benefits.
Odd_so_Star_so_Odd@lemmy.world 1 day ago
There are no health benefits to the filters, they only keep you from getting tobacco in your mouth.
Monstrosity@lemm.ee 1 day ago
Pssst, that was part of the joke. Don’t tell anyone.
HowAbt2morrow@futurology.today 1 day ago
and a swig of Maddog 20/20 was also in order. Or some Night Train Express if one of your buds was already in their 30s.
watson387@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
I have not-so-fond memories of pink grapefruit Maddog…
TheLastOfHisName@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I have ridden the Night Train. I have looked the Devil in the eye.
ace_garp@lemmy.world 1 day ago
3 lives left.
TachyonTele@lemm.ee 1 day ago
Mario Bros was the first souls-like
ICastFist@programming.dev 1 day ago
laughs in Contra
The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I think I also hear Castlevania and Ninja Gaiden laughing.
TachyonTele@lemm.ee 1 day ago
I almost used Contra instead lol
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I still maintain that the first Goomba in 1-1 probably has the highest kill count of any single creature in the universe.
Thorry84@feddit.nl 1 day ago
And your little brother got peanut butter on the manual so you mom threw it away.
blackn1ght@feddit.uk 1 day ago
Treasure Island Dizzy only had a single life. One of my earliest memories is of my sister losing her shit as she accidentally dropped the snorkel while she was cycling through her inventory underwater.
Maxxie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
Holy crap I totally forgot that game existed. Me and my best friend were obsessed with it, drawn 3 tomes (yes, tomes) of comics about its character.
Blackmist@feddit.uk 1 day ago
In my day we played like men!
Also me:
I could complete Robocop and Midnight Resistance though.
CrayonRosary@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I’m going to pretend you only used that for the pause feature and taking screenshots. Otherwise, we’re going to have a problem.
– Video Game Police
Blackmist@feddit.uk 18 hours ago
The best feature was being able to back the entire memory up to disk so I wouldn’t have to wait ten minutes to load it from tape.
Even with infinite lives, half these games were close to impossible to beat.
addie@feddit.uk 1 day ago
Well, there’s your problem. You’ve plugged a Romantic Robot into the place where your Kempston joystick should be. Never going to win at Daley Thompson’s without perfecting your waggle. Also, the Speccy will probably crash from hammering the keyboard if you try.
Midnight Resistance is one of those weird games where the first level is the hardest; it’s not too bad to finish it if you do the first bit. Fair play on Robocop, though - that’s a hard game.
kryptonidas@lemmings.world 1 day ago
Super Mario Bros in the NES for me, the excitement if you reach a later level for the first time, only to die and have to try it al over again.
rickdg@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Totally not this 80s kid.
danc4498@lemmy.world 1 day ago
This was me after finishing Majora’s Mask 100%.
Kite@sh.itjust.works 2 hours ago
I beat ET as a kid. I just wanted to share that. No cigarette afterparty occurred, though.